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| Table 10. 1998 alfalfa variety yields Agronomy Research Center West Lafayette, IN | ||||
| Seeding date: May 5, 1998 | ||||
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Dry Matter Yield T/A |
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| 1998 | % of | |||
| Entry | total | Check | ||
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| Cimarron 3i | 3.56 | * | 143 | |
| Cimarron 3i | 3.56 | * | 143 | |
| Pro Gro | 3.53 | * | 142 | |
| DK141 | 3.50 | * | 141 | |
| Vitro | 3.48 | * | 140 | |
| Affinity +Z | 3.39 | * | 136 | |
| Amerigraze 401+Z | 3.37 | * | 135 | |
| DK140 | 3.30 | * | 133 | |
| Innovator +Z | 3.30 | * | 133 | |
| Geneva | 3.29 | * | 132 | |
| ABT 350 | 3.27 | * | 131 | |
| A - 395 | 3.22 | * | 129 | |
| TMF Multi-Plier2 | 3.22 | * | 129 | |
| Spirit | 3.21 | * | 129 | |
| 53Q60 | 3.18 | * | 128 | |
| Emperor | 3.18 | * | 128 | |
| x | A 9503 | 3.12 | * | 125 |
| DK 134 | 3.07 | 123 | ||
| Synergy | 2.97 | 119 | ||
| Green Field | 2.84 | 114 | ||
| Gold Plus | 2.82 | 113 | ||
| x | ZH 9731H | 2.70 | 108 | |
| Vernal | 2.49 | 100 | ||
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| Grand mean | 3.18 | |||
| LSD (5%) | 0.45 | |||
| C.V. (%) | 10.19 | |||
| No. of harvests | 2 | |||
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| Entries with names preceded by "x" were tested using experimental seed that may not give perfomance identical to commercially available seed. | ||||
| Yields followed by an asterisk (*) are not significantly different from the highest yield in the column | ||||
| Yield of "Vernal" used to calculate % of check | ||||
| Location: West Lafayette, IN | ||||
| Design: randomized block, 4 replications, 21 entries | ||||
| Soil Type: Rockfield silt loam | ||||
| Plots: Five rows, 2.5' x 20', (harvested 2.5' x 15') | ||||
| Seeded: May 5, 1998, with 15 lb. live seed / acre; | ||||
| 1.3 lb. a.i. Balan / acre, incorporated | ||||
| Fertilizer: 60 lb. P2O5 and 250 lb. K2O / acre applied after first and final harvest | ||||
| Insects: Alfalfa weevil and potato leafhopper controlled by spraying | ||||
| (Copyright 1998 Purdue Research Foundation) | ||||
Last Updated on 2/8/99
By Jerry Schmierer
Email: jlschmierer@ucdavis.edu
